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Postal History Confederate Civil War Postal History Official Covers
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 2045
Symbol: C
Cat No: TD-02
1863 (Oct. 12) Confederate States of America, Treasury Department Semi-Official Imprint (C.S.A. Catalog TD-02), franked with #12 tied by "Richmond VA Oct. 13" circular datestamp with "Oct." inverted, addressed to "Rev. James P. Boyce, Greenville S.C." and docketed by Boyce as being sent by "C.G. Memminger Oct. 12, 1863", cover with "De La Rue & Co. London" embossed at top of left backflap, Extremely Fine, this is a very nice cover between two important South Carolinians during the war. C.S.A. Catalog $350.
The James Petigru Boyce (1827-1888) correspondence is known and he docketed many of his covers at the left regarding the sender. Boyce was a chaplain for a Confederate regiment of volunteers from Greenville, a Representative to the S.C. Legislature, and aide-de-camp to the governor of South Carolina. Boyce was founder and first president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christoph Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) was born in Germany. He was a month old when his father died, and his mother immigrated to South Carolina. Sadly, she died of yellow fever when he was 4, and he was placed in the Charleston Orphan House, where, at the age of 11, was adopted by future governor Thomas Bennett. When South Carolina seceded, Memminger wrote the South Carolina Declaration of Secession, was selected as a South Carolina delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress, and chaired the committee which drafted the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States. When Jefferson Davis formed his first cabinet, Memminger was appointed Secretary of the Treasury on February 21, 1861. It was a difficult task in view of the Confederacy's financial challenges. He attempted to finance the government initially by bonds and tariffs, and the confiscation of gold from the United States Mint in New Orleans. Still, he soon found himself forced to extreme measures such as income taxes and fiat currency. With inflation spiraling out of control, he resigned in June 1864. He appears on the Confederate $5 bill.(Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
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Patriotic Covers
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 2046
Symbol: C
Cat No: F11-16, Verse 45
c.1862, 11-Star Flag and Verse Patriotic cover (C.S.A. Catalog F11-16, Verse 45), and tassels with "To arms, to arms, quick, be ready" verse (F11-16, Verse 45) with 5¢ green (1) & 5¢ blue (4), former 3 large margins and into at right, latter faulty, addressed to Independence Texas, slightly reduced at right, Fine appearing combination of the two Jefferson Davis lithograph issues. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 2047
Symbol: C
Cat No: F11-16, Verse 17
1862 (Aug. 3), 11-Star Flag and Verse Patriotic Adversity cover (C.S.A. Catalog F11-16, Verse 17), and tassles with "Hurrah for the Stars and the Bars of Secsssion!" verse, franked with #4 stone 2 (left stamp; full to large margins all around with trace of adjacent stamp at bottom) and #4 stone 3 (right; three ample margins to just into at right) canceled by "Richmond VA Aug. 3, 1862" circular datestamp on reverse, addressed to Cobham (Railroad) Depot, with the cover made from a portion of a blank commercial shipping form (possibly railroad), exploded for display, Fine to Very Fine. This is the first time we have seen a Confederate patriotic adversity cover with the added bonus of being addressed to a railroad depot. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
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Wallpaper Covers
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 2048
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1863.1005
c.1863 (Oct. 5), white on cream textured wallpaper cover, franked with #12d with four margins and tied by "Greensborough Ala. Oct. 5" circular datestamp, addressed on white wallpaper cover to "F.B. Satterthwaite, Esq., Wilson N. Carolina,", bottom flap folded over to front for display, left flap reattached, still Very Fine, see the wallpaper interior online.
The recipient, Fenner Bryan Satterthwaite (1813-1875), studied law while in debtor's prison and later rose to immense legal and political success. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Beaufort Co. in 1836 and from Pitt Co. in 1848. He was one of the defense lawyers at the murder trial of the Rev. George W. Carawan of Hyde County, who was convicted of murder in November 1853, then immediately shot the prosecuting attorney who survived because the bullet hit a locket near his heart, then killed himself. Read about this on murderpedia.org. Yes, murderpedia.org; it is real.(Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 2049
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1864
c.1864, Brown and blue on white wallpaper cover, hand carried to Huntsville Tex. from soldier in Co. K, "Browns Regt. T.M.V." (Texas Mounted Volunteers), with "War letter from Bro Bowles", edge faults, Fine, a wallpaper cover from a soldier is very rare, especially a Texas soldier.
The regiment was organized in October 1863.(Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
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Union Civil War Postal History Flag of Truce Covers
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 2044
Symbol: C
Cat No: ?
Undated Flag of Truce Adversity Cover to Richmond, #11, toned and with tiny tear, just tied by pencil instructions "This is a confederate stamp and envelope that came from my old captain" on adversity cover made from an unused sheet of 25¢ bearer bonds (?) from the Metropolitan Savings Bank of Richmond, with manuscript "Please stamp and forward the enclosed by Flag of Truce at once" at bottom left, addressed to Richmond, half of top backflap and left backflap folded over for display, Very Fine and a very rare flag of truce adversity cover, with 1997 Brian Green certificate theorizing that the cover originated in Baltimore. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
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Patriotic Covers: Miscellaneous Subjects
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 788
Symbol: C
Cat No: 18
All-over red and blue "Romeo & Juliet" Soldier's Farewell Valentine envelope, franked by US 1¢ Franklin (#18), the stamp centered to top showing clear and complete bottom balls, tied by "Salem O. Feb. 14" Valentine's Day circular datestamp and locally addressed, with multicolored enclosure of a love poem surrounded by wreath and two gold cupids with ornate lace overlay that folds up, opened at bottom and left, Choice Very Fine and an exquisite Civil War era Valentine franked with a #18 paying the local drop rate. A great rarity and an important item for the collector of the 1¢ 1857 issues; we highly doubt another example exists, with reduced photographic copy of 1971 P.F. certificate. Bischel 2115. Walcott W-2381 var.
These covers are found in both red & blue, orange, red & bronze, red & bronze & blue. All are franked with the 3¢ 1861 issue. This is most likely unique as a locally addressed cover franked by the very scarce #18.(Image)
